world; society; people; the public
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
scoundrel; rascal; villain
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
study; research; investigation
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
plural; multiple; several
event; phenomenon; matter
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to need; to call for; to require
hills and fields; hill and dale
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
second-hand shop; curio shop